Monthly Archives: September 2015

Saturday was a roller coaster ride for the Scotland County softball squad as the Lady Tigers struggled in the field and still haven’t hit on all cylinders, resulting in a pair of losses. In a tough draw, SCR-I locked horns with Knox County in the opener. Chelsea Wood scored on an RBI single by Ashleigh […]

Join me in wishing September the best, and looking on to October. Already???? The birds have been hushed by fall, and migration. I still have House Sparrows, Doves, a few hummingbirds, Canada Geese, a few Killdeer, Nuthatch, and more. It has been a beautiful month on a whole, and the fall is sure to be […]

October, 2015 marks the 125th anniversary of DAR. The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to promote patriotism, preserve American history, and support better education for our nation’s children. Its members are descended from the patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War. With more than 165,000 members in […]

Retired farmer Eugene Howard of Granger sailed all over the Pacific Ocean on the USS Intrepid during WWII, but by age 91.5 he had still never been on an airplane, never been away from the farm overnight, and never stayed in a hotel. His daughter Denise recently asked him “Now that you don’t have to […]

The first meeting of the 2015-16 4-H year held by the Gorin Go-Getters took place in the Scotland County R-I Elementary Gym on September 9, 2015. President Luke Triplett called the meeting to order. After the pledges were said, Secretary Anna Triplett called roll. Following that, she gave a Secretary’s Report and Parker Triplett gave […]

The 63rd annual reunion for the Norton/Corwin families was held on the 20th day of September, 2015, at the traditional gathering place – Nutrition Site, 301 West Monroe, Memphis, Missouri. Attendance was down from last year, but we still had forty-eight (48) family members and one (1) special guest from Colorado Springs, Colorado with us […]